I am attempting to restore my old sunfish. These are some picture I took while taking the deck off. I'm not sure how to cut the centerboard trunk out?
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I am attempting to restore my old sunfish. These are some picture I took while taking the deck off. I'm not sure how to cut the centerboard trunk out?
I am attempting to restore my old sunfish. These are some picture I took while taking the deck off. I'm not sure how to cut the centerboard trunk out?
It is glassed to the deck and hull. They fiberglass the trunk to the hull bottom then attach the deck, fiberglassing all the final bits together at once. Good bet the factory uses a slower acting catalyst in their resin.I am attempting to restore my old sunfish. These are some picture I took while taking the deck off. I'm not sure how to cut the centerboard trunk out? It really looks like it's glassed to the deck. How did they glass both top and bottom?
I’ve contemplated doing a couple of stringers…, angle aluminum or hollow fiberglass half-rounds. No wood or foam filler, I think that would just give moisture a hiding place to do future damage.I am also thinking about adding a stringer on each side of the hull bottom, with a bulkhead just forward of the mast trunk… I will be using epoxy resin/glass and some type of foam for stringers and bulkheads.
It has been drying for almost a year and some of the foam block are heavy still.
I may be able to do everything I need to without cutting the trunk out.
This project makes me think twice about buying an old sunfish.
3M 5200 is an extra sticky caulk, but it’s a really wimpy structural component. The deck to hull seam needs to have a lot of rigid torsional resistance. You might be better off considering glassing the two components back the way the boat was originally constructed.I am planning on using 5200 to glue the deck on followed by a glass wrap around the edges then cover with vinyl protector.
I plan on using foam stringers and encapsulate it with glass to keep water from getting to it..
"Water always wins."